Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old Michel De Montaigne quotes, Michel De Montaigne sayings, and Michel De Montaigne proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.'
I speak to the paper, as I speak to the first person I meet.Michel de Montaigne
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Nothing prints more lively in our minds than something we wish to forget.Michel de Montaigne
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Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.Michel de Montaigne
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The good opinion of the vulgar is injurious.Michel de Montaigne
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Decency, not to dare to do that in public which it is decent enough to do in private.Michel de Montaigne
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Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.Michel de Montaigne
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Virtue rejects facility to be her companion. She requires a craggy, rough and thorny way.Michel de Montaigne
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Pride and curiosity are the two scourges of our souls. The latter prompts us to poke our noses into everything, and the former forbids us to leave anything unresolved and undecided.Michel de Montaigne
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The most regular and most perfect soul in the world has but too much to do to keep itself upright from being overthrown by its own weakness.Michel de Montaigne
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Glory and curiosity are the scourges of the soul; the last prompts us to thrust our noses into everything, the other forbids us to leave anything doubtful and undecided.Michel de Montaigne
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On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom.Michel de Montaigne
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Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being.Michel de Montaigne
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It is equally pointless to weep because we won't be alive a hundred years from now as that we were not here a hundred years ago.Michel de Montaigne
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Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul. Michel de Montaigne
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No wind favors he who has no destined port. Michel de Montaigne
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It is a rare life that remains orderly even in private.Michel de Montaigne
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The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it.Michel de Montaigne
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Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head.Michel de Montaigne
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Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.Michel de Montaigne
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Take care that old age does not wrinkle your spirit even more than your face.Michel de Montaigne
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A man should think less of what he eats and more with whom he eats because no food is so satisfying as good company.Michel de Montaigne
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The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.Michel de Montaigne
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The most manifest sign of wisdom is continued cheerfulness.Michel de Montaigne
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The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.Michel de Montaigne
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No passion disturbs the soundness of our judgement as anger does.Michel de Montaigne
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Excellent memories are often coupled with feeble judgments.Michel de Montaigne
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Excellent memories are often coupled with feeble judgments.Michel de Montaigne
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If I were pressed to say why I loved him, I feel that my only reply could be: 'Because it was he, because it was I'.Michel de Montaigne
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The lack of wealth is easily repaired but the poverty of the soul is irreplaceable.Michel de Montaigne
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No noble thing can be done without risks.Michel de Montaigne